Can Better Design Save the World?
We all know that huge changes in the way buildings are built will be required in the future. What’s...
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Vacation Homes Need to Come Clean
A blog from our friends at Housing Zone this morning alerted us to the fact that the number of...
Our 3rd Commandment for Green Building: Change Orders Are Trouble
Fast forward another 10, 20, 50 years to the state of green building and the average builder will...
Our 2nd Commandment for Green Building: Don’t Give Anything Away!
In my last blog, I proposed that when building green, we follow a variation of the 2400 year old...
Net-Zero Energy: How To
Net-zero energy homes are no longer anomalies. New technologies and better building practices have...
Our 1st Commandment of Green Building: Primum Non Nocere
I think since you only get one first commandment, it should be an important one and I believe some...
Green Homes Need to be Safe Homes
I just read the following story to the listeners of our radio program this past Saturday and I...
Do Radiant Barriers Really Work?
One of most misunderstood energy-saving technologies on the market today is radiant barriers....
Should Solar Hot Water Be Mandatory?
Back in March, Hawaii became the first state to require solar hot water systems on every new home....
Green Washing Away Our Future
Companies that are weakening the green brand with false claims, self certification and hype are...
Mercury in Gypsum Wallboard: Quietly Turning Toxic?
We've all heard the horror stories about Chinese gypsum imported to the U.S. by now. And the first...
Are Humans Too Stupid to Save the Planet?
James Lovelock recently published an article asserting that humans are too stupid to reverse global...
Do Plastics Belong in Green Buildings?
Our lives are surrounded, engulfed, saturated in plastics, from the seats in our vehicles to the...
